Bryan Dove, Skyscanner's chief technology officer, said: "Being part of the Ctrip group allows us to take advantage of elements of Ctrip's technology and experience and bring that value to Skyscanner's travellers.

"The launch of our train booking product is one such example.

"Our focus has always been on making travel as easy as possible and our new train feature will do just that, with the benefit of no booking fees."

The company added that the new feature will be made available to Android app users in the UK "shortly".